Year: 2015

Getting to know Google Analytics

Creating a website for your firm or chambers demands time, patience and persistence. You have to get the right structure, with easy navigation, straightforward calls to action and compelling content. Even when the site is fully operational, it is no time to sit back and enjoy your handiwork. You need to know if the site […]

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My Social Media: Mark Gould

This is the first in a series by lawyers on how they use social media for professional and personal development. Ed. I confess to being rather tired of the endless articles about the merits of one social media platform over another. There is no conclusive answer to the question which is best; the best one […]

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New cloud systems for lawyers

(with Frank Manning) There is now a wide variety of options available to law firms in the UK, to move away from the pain of managing servers and extensive IT on their own premises, whatever size of firm they are. Legal practice management system suppliers are still mostly at some stage on the journey from […]

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Apps for lawyers

Over the last few years, apps have proliferated on smartphones and tablets and there are now over a million individual apps available for both Apple and Android devices. Although generally only games and entertainment apps receive attention from the press, there are also many apps available for professionals, including lawyers. It’s worth noting that the […]

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The Big Advice Survey

The Big Advice Survey is a collaborative project, created and promoted by individual Citizens Advice Bureaux and Law Centres and an incredibly diverse range of other organisations. It went live on 1 December 2014 and will run until the end of March 2015. It is the largest UK-wide front-line service collaboration for many years. Support […]

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Changes to CPD for 2015

Thanks to all those who earned some or most of their 2014 CPD with us recently. As solicitors should by now be aware, the SRA is moving towards a new approach to continuing competence. You can continue to record 16 hours CPD annually for relevant activity (accreditation is no longer an issue) until October 2016, […]

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